Verbless VVednesday

November 21, 2012

  My favorite holiday.

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Cornbread Stuffed…um…Neck Roast

November 20, 2012

A few years ago I went on a sausage-making binge. My family far preferred this to my Sweet-Potato-‘Fly’-fermenting binge and my Saint Marcellin-cheese-aging binge and my Takuan-pickle-under-the-kitchen-sink binge. Those strange forays into the kitchenolocial unknown were largely unsatisfying and often resulted in a gurgling mess, a heap of inedible sludge, and an unexplained case of […]

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Roasted Cranberry Sauce with Orange & Jalapeño

November 18, 2012

What starts out as a manageable Thanksgiving menu always grows exponentially as the requests come pouring in. ‘Round about a week before the big day I start getting the Must-Haves calls: “You’re making the fresh cranberry orange relish, right?!” “Remember that apricot stuffing you made in 1999?!” “What about the pumpkin pie with the pecans […]

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Why I’m Thankful for Benigna

November 16, 2012

1. I’m thankful for Benigna because Benigna is an artist. 2. Because Benigna has known my husband since he was a little boy. 3. Because the train runs so close to Benigna’s house you can feel the whole place rumble like a kettledrum. 4. Because her beauty is timeless. 5. Because Benigna pronounces her name […]

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Kill Me Now Pecan Pie

November 15, 2012

Those of you who have chowed down in earnest with me (is there any other way?) know that I can eat a mess o’ ribs until the pigs come home, and I can crunch me up enough Fried Zucchini Blossoms to send me floating down a river of olive oil like Veruca Salt in a […]

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Verbless VVednesdays

November 14, 2012

Suitcase full of my vegetables. More important, by far, than clothes.

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Wine All Day

November 12, 2012

While I do miss my veggie garden something fierce when I’m back in California, I am rewarded with the heady knowledge that a little slice o’ heaven is just up the road. On a Saturday morning, after a bit of lolling around (which makes my Saturday mornings sound so much more Zsa Zsa Gabor-esque than […]

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Keeping the Injuries to a Minimum

October 9, 2012

I have the plans. I have the tools. I’ve watched the tutorials. I’m limbered up. I’m (moderately) well-rested. Hopefully, I won’t saw anything important off. YES…there comes that special time in every author-slash-veggie-gardener-slash-blogger’s life when a site redesign becomes inevitable. In short, I am moving to a new hosting venue and, as you might imagine, […]

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Verbless VVednesdays

October 3, 2012

Trip in to Manhattan. Never a dull moment.

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Broke, Hungover, with Guests

September 27, 2012

Just when you thought there was nothing more comforting, nothing more humble, nothing better for the day you look in the recycling bin and wonder who exactly (hmm…can’t recall really…) finished that bottle of Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey, just when you thought there was nothing cheaper than a packet of 10 for $1.00 Ramen Noodles, […]

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